School leaders are faced with making many decisions each day. From time to time these decisions may not be… READ MORE
In a post some weeks back, I mentioned that “quality conversations between instructional leaders and teacher cannot occur unless the… READ MORE
Meetings are not the easiest things in the world to lead and to manage. Depending on the meeting, some… READ MORE
We all know that change in schools is a constant. We all want to see advancement in our schools and,… READ MORE
Last weekend I travelled to Jakarta to lead a workshop for principals, from across the Asia Pacific, who were in… READ MORE
One of the key attribute that good school leaders have is that they spend their time being proactive rather than… READ MORE
How teachers are treated is always a good topic to ignite discussion, with many different stakeholders in education weighing in… READ MORE
As educational leaders, I am sure that we have a list of items that we have discussed with our staff… READ MORE
Goal setting is an activity that many teachers undertake with their students and through my own experience often results in… READ MORE
A demanding aspect of being an educational leader is having to give frequent presentations to a variety of audiences. Many… READ MORE
I think most educational leaders would agree that being an instructional leader is an essential part of one’s leadership style.… READ MORE
One of the pitfalls of being an educational leader is that we strive for perfection in everything that we do.… READ MORE
A great deal is written about how to run an effective meeting. Much of the literature points to having essential… READ MORE
Call it what you like, a marginal gains approach or incremental change, both of these approaches are significant in creating… READ MORE
Last week a colleague and I were asked to lead a workshop that centered on our standards of professionalism in… READ MORE
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
~ Rogers Hornsby